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iPad and iPhone Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS 7 PDF

321 Pages·2014·8.87 MB·English
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Early praise for iPad and iPhone Kung Fu iPad and iPhone Kung Fu is a handy and fun reference for those new to iOS, as well as those who have a lot of experience. The tips contained in this book can help users open up a new level of usefulness for their Apple devices. ➤ Jon Kurz President, Dycet Research Group This is a really great book. In fact, I’m recommending it to my dad! I have used an iPhone since the 3G version and am surprised I had so many things to learn! ➤ Jeff Holland Web developer, University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire iOS devices are awesome and amazingly intuitive, but I was surprised to find out how much I didn’t know. This book has tips and hints that take “It just works” to a whole different level. ➤ Tony Bradley Principal analyst at Bradley Strategy Group Within minutes of picking up this book, I found several tips that helped me move around the interface more easily, enter text more quickly and accurately, and enjoy my iPad more. Whether you just started using an iPad or have had one since the early days, this book offers something for you. ➤ Ian Dees Author of Cucumber Recipes iPad and iPhone Kung Fu Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for iOS 7 Keir Thomas The Pragmatic Bookshelf Dallas, Texas • Raleigh, North Carolina Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals. The Pragmatic Starter Kit, The Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Pragmatic Bookshelf, PragProg and the linking g device are trade- marks of The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. Every precaution was taken in the preparation of this book. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages that may result from the use of information (including program listings) contained herein. Our Pragmatic courses, workshops, and other products can help you and your team create better software and have more fun. For more information, as well as the latest Pragmatic titles, please visit us at http://pragprog.com. The team that produced this book includes: Jacquelyn Carter (editor) Potomac Indexing, LLC (indexer) Candace Cunningham (copyeditor) David J Kelly (typesetter) Janet Furlow (producer) Ellie Callahan (support) For international rights, please contact [email protected]. Copyright © 2014 The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN-13: 978-1-93778-572-7 Encoded using the finest acid-free high-entropy binary digits. Book version: P1.0—February 2014 Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . xxv Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii 1. A Crash Course in iOS 7 . . . . . . . . . . 1 First-Time Setup 1 Switching On and Off 3 Setting Up Non-Apple Accounts 6 Status Bar 8 Charging Your iPad or iPhone 11 Apps 11 Gestures 29 Security 30 Spotlight Search 34 System Configuration 34 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting 45 Notifications 46 Sharing with Others 47 Usability Tips and Tricks 49 Jailbreaking 49 2. The Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Tip 1. Take photos in burst mode 53 Tip 2. Instantly clear lock-screen notifications 54 Tip 3. Let people FaceTime-call a specific iPad, iPhone, or Mac 54 Tip 4. Preview driving directions in Maps 55 Tip 5. See recently closed browser tabs 57 Tip 6. Easily select paragraphs, sentences, and lines 57 Tip 7. Use emoji—full-color emoticons 57 Tip 8. Automatically end web and email addresses 59 • Contents vi Tip 9. Stop being told twice about new messages 59 Tip 10. Record the screen of an iPad or iPhone 60 Tip 11. Take better HDR pictures 61 Tip 12. Type on the iPad keyboard with your thumbs 62 Tip 13. Rotate clips in iMovie 64 Tip 14. Get more weather information 64 Tip 15. Know when iMessage is being used 64 Tip 16. Use autoplay variations in GarageBand 65 Tip 17. Undo and redo quickly in iWork and iLife 65 Tip 18. Hide the keyboard when messaging 66 Tip 19. Gain extra exposure within iPhoto 66 Tip 20. Lock your iPad or iPhone with a long PIN 66 Tip 21. Navigate without spoken directions 68 Tip 22. Group shapes, photos, and text boxes in iWork 68 Tip 23. View Map pins that are close together 69 Tip 24. Jump to the top of any page or list 70 Tip 25. Enable two-step verification for extra security 70 Tip 26. Take photos while shooting video 72 Tip 27. Move email addresses in the Mail app 73 Tip 28. See a list of all upcoming calendar events 73 Tip 29. Quickly rip your CD collection for your iPad or iPhone 73 Tip 30. Move backward and forward when giving a Keynote presentation 74 Tip 31. Control the Ken Burns effect in iMovie 74 Tip 32. Forward an SMS/MMS message or iMessage to another person 75 Tip 33. Create folders in the Dock 76 Tip 34. Stop the phone’s ringing, but still take the call 77 Tip 35. Trim movies you record 77 Tip 36. Instantly align maps with north 78 Tip 37. Easily rearrange home-screen icons 78 Tip 38. Put your photos online instantly for non-Apple users 79 Tip 39. Type rather than speak Siri questions 80 Tip 40. Take a snapshot of the screen 81 Tip 41. Copy and paste a text style in Pages 81 Tip 42. Quickly scroll through home screens 82 Tip 43. View lyrics while listening to music 82 Tip 44. Access your email drafts 83 • Contents vii Tip 45. Snooze an alarm quickly 83 Tip 46. Delete shared photo-stream comments 84 Tip 47. Shake to undo 84 Tip 48. Quit multiple apps in one gesture 85 Tip 49. Always quit GPS apps to save battery life 85 Tip 50. Quote only part of a message in an email reply 86 Tip 51. Quickly switch to large or small fonts in Pages 86 Tip 52. Use the built-in dictionary to look up definitions 86 Tip 53. Have directions repeated 88 Tip 54. Listen to just the audio of a music video 88 Tip 55. Make maps orient to the direction you’re facing 89 Tip 56. Cancel Siri 89 Tip 57. Forward just an email’s attachment 90 Tip 58. Be notified of only important emails 90 Tip 59. Use vocal or guitar tracks for sampling in GarageBand 91 Tip 60. Move from right to left when taking a panorama shot 92 Tip 61. Default to walking directions in Maps 92 Tip 62. Group slides in Keynote 93 Tip 63. Quickly type a period 94 Tip 64. Import contact photos from Facebook and Twitter 94 Tip 65. Get free stuff from Apple 95 Tip 66. View the number of items on your iPad/iPhone via iTunes 96 Tip 67. Store PDFs 96 Tip 68. Repeat calendar events on the first or last day of each month 97 Tip 69. Activate Siri using your headphones 98 Tip 70. Save time when typing numbers and symbols 98 Tip 71. Create fancy email signatures 98 Tip 72. Remotely view the remaining charge of your Apple devices 99 Tip 73. Why can’t I use a tune with iMovie?! 100 Tip 74. Copy contact photos 101 Tip 75. Send map locations from iPad to iPhone 101 Tip 76. Tap to shrink Control Center 102 Tip 77. Bow strings in GarageBand 102 Tip 78. Less obvious things to say to Siri 103 Tip 79. Access a hidden “field test” iPhone mode 104 • Contents viii Tip 80. Lock out notifications while using an app 104 Tip 81. Print to any printer connected to a Mac or Windows PC 105 Tip 82. Prune your contacts list without going insane 107 Tip 83. Transfer photos from a Mac or Windows PC 107 Tip 84. Use the Calculator app’s scientific mode 109 Tip 85. Read manuals online 109 Tip 86. Drop pins even when driving a route 110 Tip 87. Play the drums better in GarageBand 110 Tip 88. Use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi even in airplane mode 111 Tip 89. Save and share iWork files with WebDAV 111 Tip 90. Move shapes or images precisely in iWork 113 Tip 91. Use Siri to plan a route in Google Maps 113 Tip 92. Dial a voicemail PIN or phone extension automatically 114 Tip 93. Take long and tall shots using Panorama mode 116 Tip 94. Take photos like you would with a point-and-shoot camera 117 Tip 95. Use Bluetooth devices 117 Tip 96. Easily type capital letters when needed 118 Tip 97. Undo photo edits—even after you’ve saved them 119 Tip 98. Add words to the spelling dictionary 119 Tip 99. Help iOS type contractions (“we’ll,” “I’ll,” and so on) 120 Tip 100. Let people iMessage a specific iPad, iPhone, or Mac 121 Tip 101. Divert all iPhone calls straight to voicemail 121 Tip 102. Apply EQ to individual tracks or albums 122 Tip 103. Listen quietly at night 123 Tip 104. Start Safari ultraquickly in “clean” mode 123 Tip 105. See if it’s dark somewhere 124 Tip 106. Get your longitude and latitude 125 Tip 107. Use kaomoji emoticons 125 Tip 108. Share and print “moments” photo albums 127 Tip 109. Jump to the Music app from Control Center 127 Tip 110. Getting around a broken Home button 128 Tip 111. See where suspicious links point 129 Tip 112. Delete app folders and put apps in alphabetical order 129 • Contents ix Tip 113. Automatically stop music or videos playing after a time 129 Tip 114. See your own number quickly 130 Tip 115. Use nicknames for people 130 Tip 116. Stop advertisers from tracking you 131 Tip 117. Open browser tabs in the background 132 Tip 118. Have iBooks read to you 132 Tip 119. Take photos without touching your iPad or iPhone 134 Tip 120. Know your pins in the Maps app 135 Tip 121. See larger thumbnail previews when browsing photos 135 Tip 122. Hard-reboot your iPhone or iPad 136 Tip 123. Find out which apps understand which kinds of files 136 Tip 124. Make Siri less loud! 137 Tip 125. Jump to the beginning or end of an iMovie project 138 Tip 126. Turn off in-app purchases 138 Tip 127. Download from foreign App Stores or iTunes Stores 139 Tip 128. Deal with photo-stream warnings when importing images 141 Tip 129. Find a lost password for an iTunes backup 141 Tip 130. Discover the IMEI and UDID 142 Tip 131. Insert the ellipsis character 143 Tip 132. Instantly create a calendar event 143 Tip 133. Make images and shapes the same size in iWork 143 Tip 134. Copy Calculator results 144 Tip 135. Move the browser pane in iPhoto 144 Tip 136. Rip CD tracks in the very best audio quality 144 Tip 137. Avoid wearing out the Home button 145 Tip 138. Cancel an app download 146 Tip 139. Create your own wallpaper from images 147 Tip 140. Instantly redial a busy line 148 Tip 141. Move images, shapes, or text boxes in straight lines in iWork 148 Tip 142. Personalize the Music app 149 Tip 143. Scroll text boxes on web pages 149 Tip 144. Trim audio tracks to remove nonsense 149 Tip 145. Send map locations to a desktop PC 150 Tip 146. Be multilingual 151

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Printed in full color.A shortcut straight to power-user level with over 300 tips, tricks, hints, and hacks to make your Apple device the one thing you can't live without. Learn the secrets of FaceTime, Maps, Safari, and Mail. Transform your Apple device into a go-to office tool, as well as tighten s
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